Here's their analysis of what Thomas could mean to Kansas City this season:

Robert Mays: If the Broncos had an A-plus offseason, which to me they did, what is Kansas City's grade?

Bill Barnwell: Ehh... ummm... hmm... Do I get to grade on a curve here Mays?

RM: No, no curves. This is all in a vacuum.

BB: I'm going to say a C, maybe?

RM: I'm going worse than that.

BB: Really? Why is that?

RM: They didn't get any better on offense – not the slightest bit. There isn't a single piece they added that makes me say, "This is going to make them a better offensive team in Week One of the season."

BB: We'll get to him in a minute. I want to talk about De'Anthony Thomas.

RM: That's fine. We can. I love De'Anthony Thomas. He's very fun. But I see him more as a special teams player than an offensive contributor right away.

BB: That is the element in which I want to talk about him...

RM: Oh, he's going to be great.

(Break)

RM: Looking at them offensively, De'Anthony Thomas, his value, is as that kind of change-of-pace guy that catches the ball out of the backfield, everything else. Do you really want to take Jamaal Charles off the field on third down?

BB: Yeah, I mean, that's fair to say. Do you think they are going to skip a beat having De'Anthony Thomas back there as opposed to Dexter McCluster.

RM: What do you mean? I think they're better.

BB: I don't know.

RM: I think they're better, I absolutely do. I think that De'Anthony Thomas has a chance to be everything Dexter McCluster never ended up being.

While the Grantland experts don't see Thomas as being an immediate contributor on offense, he has already shown that he can be an explosive special teams player, breaking off an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown in Kansas City's first preseason game:

Thomas has yet to make a mark on the Kansas City offense, but he was electric playmaker for the Ducks during his three season in Eugene: